What to Do When Bored at Home

As much of the world adjusts to a new normal of restricted living, the need to find things to do when you are bored indoors only increases. The luxury of everyday happiness is a given for some while others feel cooped up inside and are sleeping just to pass the time.

Many of us are now entering the third or fourth week of social distancing, and honestly . . . some of these home projects and canned soup recipes are starting to become boring or too hard. If you are having a difficult time with isolation and quarantine, are feeling overwhelmed or just a little bit crazy, we wanted to share some ideas for anyone that has too much time.

Here are 56 fun things to do at home when bored AF without leaving your house once.

Fun things to do when bored at home alone

Find some wildflowers in your front yard and try pressing them! Use a book.

Sort your bookshelf by color or size. Or face them backward for a neutral vibe.

Order (or print) a coloring book and do every page with a different type of paint. 🎨 Watercolor, acrylics, oils, colored pencil, sharpie, chalk, digital paintings, etc.

Practice a TikTok or Instagram #dancechallenge. To post or not, you be the judge.

Look through your photo albums and send old photos to friends and the fam showing they are in your thoughts and easing the boredom of social distancing.

Make your WILL after going through every important personal belonging you own.

Finish your taxes. ☕Shh: Do this after the stimulus package is def sent to you.

Set up the perfect workspace and lighting for your next Zoom meeting and download cool new backgrounds to use. Think modern homes, tropical destinations or lean into an aesthetically pleasing textured backdrop.

Speaking of Zoom, video with your friends and play a game online together. Physically distant, but socially together.

Meditate or stretch it out for 10 minutes every day. FYI, there are apps for that.

Drink 30 gallons of water before noon. Not only will you be close to good on your water intake for the day, but also peeing so much you are bound to get steps in.

Make a charcuterie plate. Supplies running low? Anything in your kitchen can be cut into tiny pieces and look like a fancy appetizer.🌭

Play truth or dare with your S.O. You’ll thank me later.

Dress up as your partner, and have them dress up like you.

Write someone a handwritten letter. Just…don’t mail it quite yet.

Journal. Diary. Write a poem or a book. Something to look back on.

Get a day planner or a notebook and start scheduling out your week in advance. Block it out by hours, very specifically. From 10-11am: yoga, 11-1pm: write in my journal, 1-2pm lunch (chicken salad) 2-4pm: read Love in the Time of Cholera, 4-5pm: go for a walk, etc. Having a schedule will keep you grounded and sane. It will give you things to accomplish and check off, things to looks forward to, and a sense of forward motion and purpose.

If you live in a low-density area, get a mask on, get outside in the yard or take a walk around the neighborhood. Make sure you get outside if the weather is nice.

Go for a drive. You’re still isolated in the car. The change of scenery will be nice.

“Travel” to a new place without leaving home: Make a playlist of music from a particular country, look up a recipe and cook a traditional meal, and then watch a documentary or travel show on that place while you eat.

When all else fails, take a nap.

You can, of course, get more specific for what to do when your bored at home alone, considering your own goals and interests.

Have a super detailed schedule and make plans, don’t stay in your PJs all day (what you are wearing sends signals to your brain and changes your mood), make sure you’re doing a variety of activities including plenty of creative time, get some physical activity, get outside when you can, plan your meals, schedule time with friends & family as you would if you were going out with them, keep learning and keep your mind engaged.

Some of these might seem like weird things to do at home, but you gotta get creative during Corona. We’ll be right there with you, Zooming, napping and constantly washing our hands.

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